adjective, noun
adjective ~ (of sth/sb) very typical of sth or of sb's character:
She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm.
OPPUNCHARACTERISTIC
characteristically adverb:
Characteristically, Helen paid for everyone.
noun ~ (of sth/sb) a typical feature or quality that sth/sb has:
The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society. * The two groups of children have quite different characteristics. * Personal characteristics, such as age, sex and marital status are taken into account. * genetic characteristics
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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